Platform Engineer Salary

Platform Engineer Salary in San Francisco

$220,00047% above national median

The median salary for platform engineers in San Francisco is $220,000, which is 47% above the national median of $150,000.

San Francisco vs National

San Francisco

$220,000

US National Median

$150,000

Platform Engineer salary in other locations

How San Francisco compares to other cities

🇺🇸New York
$195,000🇺🇸Seattle
$185,000🇺🇸Austin
$155,000🇺🇸Remote
$150,000🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
$135,000🇬🇧London
$110,000

Other tech salaries in San Francisco

How platform engineer pay compares to other roles in the same area

💼AI Product Manager$300,000💼AI Governance Specialist$270,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$230,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$230,000💼MLOps Engineer$215,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024, Levels.fyi, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025.